Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

George Cropper from Baxenden was amongst the high prices securing the top price overall at 254.5p, or £1488, a 585kg Limousin cross heifer bought from Mesrs CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield and the top price per kg steer a 550kg British Blue cross at 245.5p or £1350 from RT&J Critchley&Sons of Hutton. Robertshaws Farm Shop put together an exceptional pen of 4 cattle for their Thornton shop including the second top gross a 590kg LImousin cross heifer from CD&RF Kitching which made £1435 or 243.5p/kg.

Barkers Yorkshire Butchers who supply high quality meat and cutting from their Skipton plant also got in on the act with 3 purchases including the top gross steer a 600kg British Blue cross from Mesrs Kitching at £1419 or 236.5p/kg.

Steers

465-560kg                                             to 245.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 240.5p/kg                        av. 206.44p/kg

Heifers

480kg+                                                   to 254.5p/kg                        av. 232.53p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1419, (Limx) 1365, RT&J Crichley&Sons (Limx) 1407,(BBx) 1358

p/kg: RT&J Critchley&sons (BBx) 245.5,240.5, (Limx) 234.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 239.5, (BBx) 236.5,

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1488,1425, 1407, (BBx) 1437, BL&R Lund (Limx) 1378, SD Bennett (Limx) 1348

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 254.5, (BBx) 243.5, (Limx) 241.5,236.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 234.5,229.5

Prime cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   av.134.5p/kg                        £914.60

Top prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: M&R Smith (B&W Hfr) 915

p/kg: M&R Smith (B&W Hfr) 134.5

A light show of cast cattle due to adverse weather and a scarcity of cattle carrying finish. Only a couple of cows at the better end of the dairies which were into the late teens per kg and the plain cattle were very well sold.

Overall Average                                   99.15p/kg                             £632.89

Black & White                      to 117.5p/kg                        av. 98.41p/kg

BBx                                         to 110.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: CJ&DD Drake 863,693, JD Taylor&Son 775, WA Brown 707, N&SA Fort 692, D&J Herd 689

p/kg: CJ&DD Drake 117.5,107.5, PJ&JE Bolland 113.5, N&SA Fort 112.5, WA Brown 110.5,

Brit Blue:

£ per head: J&ME Carr 646

p/kg: J&ME Carr 110.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   82.5p/kg                               £618.75

Hereford

£ per head: WA Brown 619

p/kg: WA Brown 82.5

Prime Sheep

The weather had no effect on the entry today with 3595 lambs forward for sale and a sharp trade ensued with prices very similar on the week and an overall selling average of 243p/kg across the board.
Heavy Lambs were keenly contested, best end £130 to £145, topping at £160 or 320p/kg for a 50kg Texels from Hayley Baines selling to Anthony Swales for his butchers shop in York, who also bought a pen of 50kg at £150 from the same vendor. EP&JM Hutchinson made £156 and £147 of 48kg Beltex, this time to Hartshead Meat Co. John Midgley of Luddendenfoot made £156 of 56kg Beltex. RL&AR Phillips topped at £145 with 53kg Beltex.
Joanne Andrew from Easingwold topped the sale at 357p with 47kg Beltex’s making £157 per head purchased by Vivers Scotlamb. Hayley Baines made 351.2p on two occasions selling 41kg Beltex both times making £144. John Midgley made 347p with 34kg Beltex at £118. A total of 39 pens of lambs sold for in excess of 300p/kg and 54 pens made £130 or more.

Handyweight sheep were a very similar trade on the week, 240p to 270p a regular price range for commercial and nice skinned lowland bred lambs.
Hill bred lambs were a decent trade again, better end of Mule and Masham 225p to 235p and to £120 per head, Swale/Dalesbred either side of 200p, Scotch Blackfaced 220p/230p topping at 232p form Bob Stubbs, Cheshire, whilst good Cheviots sold to 292p from Tony Kiernan, Preston.

Prime Hoggs – Overall Average £106.49 per head or 243.2p/kg            

25.5kg to 32.0kg to 271.9p/kg         av 204.1p/kg         or £63.09 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 347.1p/kg         av 239.8p/kg         or £81.76 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 356.8p/kg         av 248.4p/kg         or £103.52 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 320.0p/kg         av 235.5p/kg         or £113.09 per head

52.1kg and over   to 278.6p/kg         av 226.9p/kg         or £123.51 per head

Beltex average £117.49 per head or 284.2p/kg

£ per head: £160 £150 £144 H Baines, £157 JM Andrews, £156 A&G Midgley, £147 £138(x2) EP&JM Hutchinson, £145 RL&AR Phillips, £144 JE Burrow, £141 DA Wilcock

p/kg: 356.8p JM Abndrews, 351.2p(x2) H Baines, 347.1p A&G Midgley, 330p 325p 324p 320p PW Simpson 327p HB Atkinson

Suffolk average £107.85 per head or 238.5p/kg

£ per head: £120 PC Longdin £120 H Downs & Son, £117 SP Woolhouse & Son, £116 Bob Lancaster, £115 N Morphet

p/kg: 244.9p H Downs & Son, 244.4p 242.4p Bob Lancaster, 242.2p AC Simpson, 242.2p N Morphet.

Texel average £108.88 per head or 244.1p/kg

£ per head: £156 EP&JM Hutchinson, £141 JM Andrews, £140 K Marshall, £139.50 £138 H Downs & Son, £139(x2) £138 £136 I Marsden

p/kg: 327.0p 322.5p 318.2p K Marshall, 321.4p A&G Midgley, 314.3p W&J Parkinson, 310p PW Simpson 300p Hill & Wright,

Mule average £98.77 per head or 224.4p/kg

£ per head: £121 £115 EP&JM Hutchinson, £117.50 £116 £111 RG Church, £108.50 £107.50 £107 N&J&S Taylor, £108 H Downs & Son,

p/kg: 232.6p CD&RF Kitching, 228.9 226.0p N&J&S Taylor, 227.4p 226.2p(x2) SR Dorey, 227.2p PL Metcalfe, 226.6p H Downs & Son, 226.1p J Schofield.

Masham average £98.77 per head or 230.7p/kg

£ per head: £98.50(x2) SR Dorey £89 RG Church

p/kg: 234.5p 229.1p SR Dorey, 211.9p RG Church

Charollais average £92.23 per head or 228.5p/kg

£ per head: £127.50 AC Simpson, £120 £115 PC Longdin, £119 £113 F Webster,

p/kg: 265.5p AC Simpson, 250.0p P Longdin, 238p 235p F Webster, 235p SR Dorey 233p H Barker

Swaledale average £84.17 per head or 195.5p/kg

£ per head: £96.50 PL Metcalfe, £94 N&J&S Taylor, £88 SR Dorey

p/kg: 225.6p SR Dorey, 214.4p PL Metcalfe

Cheviot average £114.88 per head or 252.9p/kg

£ per head: £124 AC Simpson, £123 £113.50 T Kiernan.

p/kg: 292.9p 254.7p 246.7p T Kiernan 240.2p AC Simpson

SBF average £87.78 per head or 220.8p/kg

£ per head: £96(x2) N&J&S Taylor, £95 £90.50 Bob Stubbs

p/kg: 232.1p Bob Stubbs, 223p(x2) N&J&S Taylor

Texel to £147.50, BFL to £135.50, Mule to £130.50, Lleyn to £102.50, Swaledale to £76.50, Jacob to £68.50, Zwartbles to £93.50, Cheviot to £92.50, Beltex to £109.50,

Top prices:

Lowland: £147.50                FC Wade&Son

Mule/Masham: £ 130.50   JC Crabtree&Son

Horned: £76.50                    JC Crabtree7Son

Hill: £102.50                         H.Downs&Son     

Cast Rams average £103.50

Texel to £143.50, BFL to £139.50, Swaledale to £64.50, Zwartbles to £83.50, Jacob to £70.50,

43 Head of Breeding Sheep

Another tidy early season entry of sheep and lambs finding a solid local buyer base and prices for twins form £200 to £260, RJ Umpleby topping with twins at £260 £240 £230 and £220. J Hitchen Luddendenfoot at £250 and £240. Singles from £140 to £160. Entries please for next weeks sale to the office by Friday, 14 outfits from one farm already entered and 10 outfits from another farm. Thankyou.

Rearing Calves to £350 (65)

Calves dearer as the sale went on as some buyers found it hard to get in on time with slow traffic, but they were met with a cracking show on offer with mainly local farmers looking to buy a few for the sheds. Blue sold well, with best bulls keenly sought, and heifers £240/£260 regualr away. Lim Bulls regularly either side of £300 and heifers £250/£280, angus heofers £140/£180 and Bulls slightly dearer.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £310) to £340                           G Pickersgill                          

Brit Blue x (Av £259) to £350                           RM Spence                                                           

Aberdeen Angus (Av £160) to £170 RE Ayrton

Flekvieh (Av £136) to £150                               C Watson

Black & White (Av £38) to £95                         RE Ayrton                             

Heifer Calves       

Ab Angus (Av £157) to £185                             FJ&R Coar                                                            

British Blue (Av £218) to £265                         JP&KE Hartley

Limousin (Av £267) to £270                              G Pickersgill

Pedigree Heifers                 to £2450 av £1701

Commercial Heifers            to £1980 av £1770

Prices - £2450 £1950 HS Petch; £1980 GB Jennings; £1880 £1800 G Thompson; £1880 HJ&KL Blackwell;

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